algae problem

B16inside · Post by **B16inside** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:43 pm

well the car wash at my work one side of the tunnel stay algae free but the other has layers of nasty dirt/algae/nasty bellshit and we have tried bleaching it countless times but still isnt as clean as we'd like it to be i was curious if you guys knew any tricks to bringing the nasty shit up.

thanks for reading.

will post pics if need be.

99PreludeSh · Post by **99PreludeSh** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:46 pm

get a new job?

B16inside · Post by **B16inside** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:47 pm

99preludesh;203313 wrote:get a new job?

haha trust me that has been an ongoing task for a while now lol

99PreludeSh · Post by **99PreludeSh** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:48 pm

set it on fire?

B16inside · Post by **B16inside** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:52 pm

lol now thats a new one..

ok back to topic......anyone?

SikofFalln · Post by **SikofFalln** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:28 pm

Bleach is an alkaline and algae likes an alkaline environment, so I would suggest using an acid based cleaner/degreaser. Algae is alive so you just need to kill it, and acid based products should do just that.

B16inside · Post by **B16inside** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:31 pm

i did not think of that youd think your boss would be smart enough to know that lol thanks man ill let him know!

civisi · Post by **civisi** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:41 am

Bleach +1. if you have a whole car wash to clean, dilute it in a power washer and spray the crap out of it for a few days.

MaSSaCrE · Post by **MaSSaCrE** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:08 am

Once again like said above.Algae is living and grows rapidly.Powerwashing it wont do anything.It may help but 95% sure itll come back either way. I know best just from my saltwater tanks. I can wipe and clean the whole saltwater tank clean all the time but algae will always come back. Its a carwash so that wet area is a big bonus for algae growth, also being that the algae is already growing there matter what you do im sure it will come back at one point in time matter what you do.